The whole village burst into happiness

"A decade ago, when I and the Lo Lo villagers in the village started doing tourism, there were many surprises, difficulties, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying. But last night, when the whole village officially heard the news that Lo Lo Chai became the best tourist village in the world in 2025, we were so happy and excited. The sweat and tears of that day have now paid off," Sinh Di Gai, head of Lo Lo Chai village (Lung Cu commune, Tuyen Quang) shared with VietNamNet reporter .

Mr. Sinh Di Gai is also the pioneer who opened a homestay in Lo Lo Chai since 2011.

"By 2015, when my family's homestay had results, I started to encourage people to participate in tourism . In 2017-2018, the village had a few more homestays and more will start in 2022. Up to now, in the village, 56/120 households run homestays, the rest run restaurants, cafes, herbal bath services, livestock and farming to provide clean food...", Mr. Gai proudly said.

According to the village chief, now many households in Lo Lo Chai have successfully escaped poverty, become economically successful thanks to tourism, buying cars, investing in their children's education...

Currently, Lo Lo Chai village has about 40 rammed earth houses, most of which are used as homestays. Each homestay is arranged in a traditional style. Ancient artifacts of the Lo Lo people are also displayed in the rooms, creating a friendly and close atmosphere.

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Lo Lo Chai village becomes an attractive destination for tourists. Photo: Thach Thao

Imprints of Tuyen Quang tourism

On October 17, in Zhejiang, China, the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) announced the "Best Tourism Villages 2025" award for Lo Lo Chai Cultural Tourism Village (Lung Cu commune, Tuyen Quang province) and Quynh Son Community Tourism Village (Bac Son commune, Lang Son province).

The "World's Best Tourist Village" award is a global initiative to honor rural destinations with outstanding achievements in preserving culture, nature, developing sustainable tourism and improving livelihoods for the community. The title is selected based on a strict system of criteria on governance, creativity, sustainability, environment and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), becoming an international standard for high-quality community tourism models.

After evaluating more than 270 applications from 65 countries, UN Tourism recognized the rich and outstanding cultural and natural resources and commitments to sustainable tourism development of Lo Lo Chai and Quynh Son.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tuyen Quang province said that in recent years, Tuyen Quang province has focused on building the brand of Lo Lo Chai village, Lung Cu commune as a community tourism destination developing in a green and sustainable direction.

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To date, five Vietnamese villages have been recognized by UN Tourism, including Thai Hai (Thai Nguyen), Tan Hoa (Quang Tri), Tra Que (Da Nang), Lo Lo Chai (Tuyen Quang) and Quynh Son (Lang Son). Photo: Thach Thao

The community's capacity is enhanced through training programs in reception skills, service management, food safety and hygiene, fire prevention and fighting, environmental protection and civilized tourism behavior.

"The success of Lo Lo Chai is not only the pride of the local community but also an important milestone in the journey to affirm the Tuyen Quang tourism brand on the world map," affirmed the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tuyen Quang province.

In the middle of a peaceful river area, Cam Thanh appears as a "fairy tale land" of Da Nang with green coconut trees, winding canals and the simple life of the countryside people.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ca-ban-o-tuyen-quang-vo-oa-khi-tro-thanh-lang-du-lich-tot-nhat-the-gioi-2025-2453981.html